Patterns of early cohort development following shelterwood cutting in three Adirondack northern hardwood stands

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 119, Issue 1-3, 1999, Pages 1-11

  Ray, David G ^a   Nyland, Ralph D ^a   Yanai, Ruth D ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Natural regeneration; Northern hardwoods; Self thinning; Stand dynamics

Indexed keywords

CUTTING; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; STAND DYNAMICS;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033612519     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(98)00490-3     Document Type: Article

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